Grass catcher for lawn mowers



Oct. 6, 1931. I w. H. DEES 1,826,605

GRASS CATCHER FOR LAWN MQWERS Filed July 7, 1930 a fsult of this situation was that when the lawn Patented 6, 1931' imirsn STATES ATENT o F c WILLIAM H. nuns, or sr. tours, arrssonni iiss noa ro canvas rnonuotrs comg PANY,QF sr. Louis, rssouar,'nconronnrron. or MISSOURI GRASSCAT'CHER FOR tliwnMowE'Rs:

7 Application filed my 7, 1930. Serial m5. 465,853,52

This invention relates generally to grass catchers for lawn movers, and more particu- Il'a'rly to grass catchersof this typewhich are provided with rigid bottcm walls and substantially U-shaped, upstanding side walls formed of canvas or like material, the pre- Idominantobject of the invention being to provide the bottomwalls' of grass catchers of this type with lips at their forward edges adapted to prevent accidental displacement from the grass catcher'o'f grass which has been deposited therein.

Prior to this invention, grass catchers of the type to which this invention relates have 1 been produced with. no means present at the forward edges of the bottom walls of the grass catchers to prevent accidental displacement of grass deposited in theg'rass catchers during, the use of the lawn mowers with whlch the grass catchers were associated. llhe rem-owers and the associated grass catchers were sub ected to rapid forward and rear-' ward movement during use of the lawn mow- .ers, some of the grass within the grass catchers woud be accidentally discharged from the I grass catchers by bein propelled over the forward, edges of the bottom walls of the grass catchers. i

The continued accidental discharge of grass from grass catchers in the manner described was quite annoying, and the prime object of the present invention is to eliminate this annoyance. This object is accomplished by providing a grass catcher which is provided at the forward edge. ofits'bottom wall with an upstanding lip, which at its upper portion is inclined upwardly and rearwardly. I The lipv referredto serves as a stop to prevent the grass from being accidentally discharged over the forward edge of the grass catcher, 1

and because of the inclinedarrangement of the upper portion thereof the lip does not interfere with free movementof grass into the grass catcher as said grass is thrown rearwardly on being cut by, the lawn mower.

" r. Fig. 1 is a perspective of my improved grass catcher;

- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the grass catcher illustrated in Fig. 1.

In thedrawings,'wherein is shown for the purpose of illustration, merely, one embodiment of the invention, A designates my improved grass catcher, said grass catcher preferably comprising a bottom wall lformed of sheet'metal or other suitable material. The

Y grasscatcher includes, also, an upstanding,

substantially U-shaped fabric wall 2, which provides the rear and side walls thereof, said fabric wall 2 being connected at its lower edge to the bottom'wall 1 inany suitable manner, as by having its lower edge clamped by the doubled over marginal edge portion 3 of the bottom wall. 4 designates a wire frame which is provided with a horizontal portlon 4' secured by suitable clips 1 to the bottom wall of the grass catcher at the front edge thereof, and'said wire frame 4 includes upwardly extended arms 5 at its opposite ends towhichthe forward ends of the fabric wall Qjare attached.

'- (idesi'gnates a top,U-shaped wire frame which. is connected at its forward ends to the upper ends of the portions 5 of the frame 4, this top frame 6 being passed through a continuous loop? formed at the upper edge of the fabric vwal1'2, whereby said fabricwall is maintained in its proper shape. The grass ca'tcher'illustrated in'th'e draWing S' p vided with-suitable means for handling same, said means comprising a pair of wire elements Sand 9 which are twisted together at 10and; extend outwardly from said twisted portion to oppositely disposed edge portions of the side wallsjof the grass catcher where the outer end portions of said wire elements are bent to embrace the top wire frame 6.

Rearwardly of thetwisted portion 10 of the at its upper end adapted to embrace the han- I dle of a lawnmower withflwhich the grass eatche'ris associated. I e

CAtthe forwardiedge of the: bottom wall 1 ofthe grass oatcherxthematerial of said bot- V 5 tom Wall is bent upwardly, as indicated at v 14, anci nt the/upper; edge-ofthis upwardly bent p rtiOIri' li 'saicl rnateriail is-prov-icledwith n upwardly an rearwardly'inclined portion Q15. Thus the bottom Wall lot the grass j cateher i s provided with enf-npstanding 1-ip which extends tmnsvefsely-fiof; the*--gi-ass** Y catcherfrom side tos ide thereof, which very effectively prevents accidentsti discharge of r "grass from the grass catcheif rand'becanseof. 7

f 'the inclined arrangementof the uppe r por f'f V ne rferewithfreejmonementofgrass intth gress icetcher when it-iisithrownrear We dii'y whenlcut "by I the lawn mower .asso-i 7 Pciate withthe'greisseateher- ,7

'7 F10 ,thepurposeefzatt h g my I' P r catcher to anassociatedlawnfmoqwere' If pro vide th e bottom WalL thereof with aper {tniges 16 adapted to; receive; ends of arms;v (not shjoym) hichere fixed to the lawnmower, .s

alld; areordinarily employed forthis pur if .9133 12 r. I

1;. ',"A-gress ca tcherinelnding elhottoniwell; v and a rigid 'npstanding lipqat the; forward 9 edgeof said bottomwall edaptedto prevent- V -1o ver ortionendenupwardly andrreanwardaccidental discharge of grass from theggzgra'ssv catcher, said lipgbeing extended transverselyof; saidbo-ttom; walljgirorn side .to ide-.therev OfQenpL-iyielqding ar snbstantielly verticalw iyinclined iipp'er portion the inclination of said inclined upper portion of theylip being such as;-: to prevent accumulation of, grass;

thereon 9; 2.v A, g ass catcher inchlding abott'om wall; i I I and an -upstanding lip v sit the forwarlv edge wolf sa-id botto1nwa1l adapted; to prevent acci dental -;discharge :of grass from the grasscatche saidlip being extendedi transversely; M I wall; frornIsideto-side thereof, and ineluding a substantially verticalflower r portion andran upwardly and, rearwa rdly in- 'ln; testimony that-I claim the ifiregoirigl hereu te 53 i; mysigmture-ev y 

